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Topic outline

  • Quizzes are collections of questions presented to students. When a quiz is added to a Moodle classroom, it is automatically added to the grade book and some questions may be graded automatically by Moodle.

    Creating quizzes in Moodle is really a multi-step process. First, faculty create question categories in the question bank. Second, faculty add questions to the question bank. Third, faculty create quizzes and add questions.


    • Quiz: Adding Questions from Textbook Publishers Page

      This page takes you through the steps of adding questions from a .zip file provided by your textbook publisher.

    • 1) Create Categories Page

      While it seems unnecessary, it is best to create categories (one for each quiz you will administer) and add questions to that category. 

    • 3) Grading Quizzes Page

      Once students have completed the quiz, there are several options for grading them. This page describes the method that weems to work for mot instructors.

    • Editing a Quiz Page

      Once any student has attempted a quiz, it cannot be edited. Before any attempt, a teacher may add, remove, or edit questions questions.

    • They Never Submitted! Page

      On occasion, students will log out of Moodle without finishing the "submit" process at the end of a quiz. Their work is usually saved, but will not appear in the grade book. This page shows you how to find students' work.

    • Exporting/ Printing a Copy of a Quiz Page

      If you find it necessary to have a hardcopy or a PDF version of a Quiz item that is in Moodle, you can follow these steps.

    • User Overrides Page
      This page shows faculty how to open quizzes at different times for different students, allow extended time, or multiple attempts.
    • Configuring Quiz Review Page

      This page reviews the options for ensuring students can (or cannot) review quiz attempts.